2023 MISSIONS


Nut Tree Airport (VCB), Vacaville, California
Subjects: Howard 500 over the Golden Gate Bridge and Shell Vega over the countryside


Hangar 180 – River and Radials, Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport (KLWS), Lewiston, Idaho
Subjects: Blue nose Mustangs and multiple P-40s


Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV), Danville, Illinois
Subjects: Bruce Winters’ ME109 and P-51 Happy Jacks Go Buggy


North Dakota Territory Museum in Minot, North Dakota
Subjects: New P-47 Razorback restoration, private airshow, and dinner


2022 MISSIONS


Venue: Chino Airport (CNO), Chino California
Subjects: OV-10 Squadron and Grumman Albatross water landings


CAF Airbase Georgia, Peachtree City, Georgia
Subjects: SBD Helldiver, TBM Avenger, SBD Dauntless, and airshow


Fagan Fighter Museum – Granite Falls, Minnesota
Subjects: New Zero restoration with the newly restored Hellcat


Thunder Over Michigan Airshow, Willow Run Airport (YIP), Ypsilanti, Michigan
Subjects: Battle of Britain theme air-to-air with three Spitfires and sunrise photo walk


CAF Headquarters, Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD), Dallas, Texas
Subjects: CAF B-24 Diamond Lil


Central Coast AirFest, Santa Maria Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California
Subject: F-86 Sabre


2021 MISSIONS


Lone Star Flight Museum, Wings Over Houston Airshow,
Ellington Airport (EFD), Houston, Texas
Subjects: 2B2C Helldiver air–to-air and night photoshoot


Fagan Fighter Museum, Granite Falls, Minnesota
Subjects: P-40K Warhawk ‘Aleutian Tiger’, P-38J Lightning ‘SCAT II’ air–to-air, and private airshow


Erickson Aircraft Collection, Madras, Oregon
Subjects: Recreation of B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Ye Olde Pub’ and BF109 Messerschmidt rescue mission


Thunder Over Michigan Airshow, Willow Run Airport (YIP), Ypsilanti, Michigan
Subjects: Gathering of B-25s air-to-air with 3-4 B-25’s and sunrise photoshoot


North Dakota Territory Museum, Minot, North Dakota
Subjects: New Hurricane with Spitfire air-to-air and private airshow and barbeque 


Wings Over Houston Airshow, Ellington Airport (EFD), Houston, Texas
Subjects: F-4 Phantom and or ME262


Planes of Fame Airshow, Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California
Subject: Gloster Meteor T7 and T-33 Shooting Star


Wichita Warbirds Weekend, B-29 Doc Hangar- Education and Visitors Center, Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
Subjects: Boeing Flight – B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ and B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Aluminum Overcast’ in flight together.


2020 MISSIONS


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Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU), Georgetown, Texas
B-17F Ye Olde Pub


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Camarillo Airport (CMA), California
MiG 17, L-29, and night shoot with PBJ (B-25)


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Warbirds Over the Beach 2020, Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia
De Havilland Mosquito and P-39 Airacobra


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Madras Municipal Airport (MDJ), Madras, Oregon 
Return to Madras, Erickson Collection
Nakajima KI-43 Oscar, FW-190, ME-109, B-25


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Ultimate access North Dakota: North Dakota Territory Aviation Museum,
Minot International Airport (MOT), Minot, North Dakota
Subjects: Two P-51 Mustangs, Lopes Hope and a new D-model. Private airshow featuring warbird flybys, aerobatic aircraft, and rare vintage planes.


2019 MISSIONS


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Douglas Airport in Douglas, Georgia
Photographed the recently restored and only flying XP-82 Twin Mustang in the world. 


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Heart of Texas Airshow at TSTC Airport in Waco, Texas
Photo flights with various airshow aircraft.


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Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino Airport in Chino, California
Photographed F-86 Sabre, modified P-51 Mustang Voodoo, Torpedo Flight TBM and SBD. 


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Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Photo flights with ME109G, ME 262, and Mosquito. 


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Madras Airport, Madras, Oregon, Erickdson Collection
Photographed FW190, P-47, and F6F 


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Gathering of Corsairs -Thunder Over Michigan Airshow at Willow Run Airport Detroit, Michigan
Air-to-air with 4 Corsairs in formation. 
Sunrise shoot with several Corsairs on the ramp


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Collings Foundation Homecoming Show at Worcester Regional Airport, Worcester, Massachusetts
Photographed newly painted P-38 Lightning, new restoration F6F Hellcat, Mk 9 Spitfire.


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Wings Over Houston Airshow at Ellington Airport in Houston, Texas
Photo flights with MIG 21, L-39, and various warbirds.


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Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas
Photo flight with B-29 ‘FiFi’ and various warbirds.


2018 MISSIONS


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Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas
Photographed B-24 and B-17 in formation.


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Heart of Texas Airshow in Waco, Texas
Photographed various warbird and airshow aerobatic aircraft.


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Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California
Photographed two P-38 Lightnings in formation.


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Warbirds Over the Beach Airshow in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Photographed Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt ME109.


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Texas Flying Legends Aircraft in Minot, North Dakota
Photographed P-51C 'Lope's Hope' and A6M Zero.


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Wings Over Camarillo, Camarillo Airport, California
Photographed the Commemorative Air Force SoCal Wing
F8F Bearcat and other aircraft before the airshow.


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Worchester Airport in Worchester, Massachusetts
Photograph P-40B (last surviving Pearl Harbor P-40) and A-36 Apache/Mustang.


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Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas B-29 Super Fortress 'Doc'.


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Wings Over Dallas in Dallas, Texas
Photograph the Vintage Flying Museum A-26K Counter Invader ‘Special Kay’ 
and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum A-1H Skyraider in formation.


2017 MISSIONS


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Nut Tree Airport (KVCB) and the California Capital Airshow in Sacramento, California
Several photo opportunities with a Spitfire Mk 9 and Sea Fury FB.11.
Practice Day at the California Capital Airshow.


Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow in Dallas, Texas
P-51 Mustang 'Gunfighter', B-17 Flying Fortress ' Texas Raiders' photographed from
CV-2 Caribou, and A-26K Invader Special Kay photographed from A-36 Bonanza.
Special access to Practice Day at the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow.


Collins Foundation at Wings over Houston in Houston, Texas
F-4 Phantom and A-4 Skyhawk
Practice Day at Wings Over Houston


Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas
B-29 Super Fortress 'Doc'.


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Heart of Texas Airshow: Waco, Texas
Various airshow aircraft were available for aerial photo shoots.
Four photo flights were available with two photographers per flight.


Planes of Fame Airshow: Chino, California
Featured the MIG and Sabre shot from the tail position of a B-25.

Authentic A6M Zeros vs. P-51D Pacific theater Mustang
Captured both aircraft tight in the frame over water.
This flight involve creative planning for dogfight options.


Warbirds Over Addison with private airshow at Akroville.

Featured the Cold War Air Museum's MI-24 Hinds attack helicopter, Greg Shelton’s FM2 Wildcat and Cavanaugh Flight Museum's FG-1D Corsair photographed from the Cavanaugh Flight Museum Caribou.
Plus, Cavanaugh Skyraider, Wildcat and Mike Galloway's Extra 300 photographed from A-36 Bonanza.

Private airshow and BBQ dinner at Akroville.


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Warbirds Over The Beach Airshow: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Spitfire Mk IVE, and Yak-3M


Texas Flying Legends Aircraft: Minot, North Dakota
Photographed aircraft of the Texas Flying Legends and vintage aircraft from the
Dakota Territory Air Museum over the beautiful North Dakota scenery.
Private airshow and dinner provided.